VokoscreenNG
Version: 4.0.0 Web: https://linuxecke.volkoh. de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html
Whether you want to create educational content or demonstrate an error while looking for help, screencasters are an essential Linux utility. No surprise, then, that there’s no dearth of these apps, and Gnome even ships with one built-in.
Unlike many screencasters, VokoscreenNG is dexterous enough to appeal to a wide variety of users.
The app is available in the official repos of most desktop distros. However, to ensure you have the latest release, it’s best to get the app from its website. Thankfully, the app is distributed as a Flatpak, which makes installation pretty straightforward.
If your distro is configured to install Flatpaks, all you need to do is fire up a terminal and type flatpak install flathub com.github.vkohaupt.vokoscreenNG . When installed, the app is available in the Applications menu, and can also be launched with flatpak run com. github.vkohaupt.vokoscreenNG .
The downside of its dexterity is that VokoscreenNG doesn’t have the simple, straightforward interface you get with most of its peers. But the app has reasonable defaults, so you can’t go wrong if you hit the Start button to begin recording the screencast, which is placed in the ~/Videos folder.
Once you’ve recorded your first screencast with the default settings, take a moment to dive in and explore its interface, and sample some of its famed dexterity. The app has a bunch of tabs both horizontally and vertically. Flicking through the tabs, you can, for instance, choose to record the entire desktop, a specific area or a specific window.
You can also zoom in and even add a delay before starting the recording. Similarly, you can choose the audio source and also include video from a webcam in the screencast. By default, screencasts are saved as MKV, but it also supports MP4, WebM, AVI and MOV.